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The article offers information on the 14th OptoElectronics and Communications Conference (OECC) held in Hong Kong, China from July 13-17, 2009. Topics discussed during the conference include overview and opportunities on optical fiber sensors, transmission systems and switching technologies, and optical networks. The conference features several individuals such as Ping-kong Wai, Kin Chiang, and Timothy Tong.

The IEEE Communications Society Harbin Chapter, PRC, was founded on 24 February, 2012. It has already been two years since approval. In the past year we have held many activities to make our community life much more colorful and acquire something that cannot be learned outside the activities at the same time. The activities are presented as follows. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Information about several topics discussed at the 2008 Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International Conference on Communications (ICC 2008) of IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) in Beijing, China from May 19-23, 2008 is presented. The event featured several symposiums, panel sessions and workshops on research, technical and business issues in telecommunication. It also included several speakers, such as Scott McGregor of Broadcom and Wei Leping of China Telecom.

The article provides information on the activities and achievements of the 2007 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC) held from March 11 to 15, 2007 in Hong Kong, China. The theme of the conference was Wireless Gateway, given Hong Kong's special position within the fast growing vibrant economies and excitement of China and Asia. Hong Kong is well known for its advances in information and communications technology. Furthermore, WCNC 2007 was a resounding success. It broke every record there was to be broken. It had an overwhelming number of paper submissions, truly exceeding all expectations.

The 14th IEEE International Conference on Communication Systems (ICCS 2014) was successfully held in Macau, China, from 19?21 November 2014. It was co-organized by the IEEE Communications Society Singapore Chapter, the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society Singapore Chapter, and the IEEE Singapore Section, and technically co-sponsored by the IEEE Communications Society and the IEEE Macau Section. Started in Singapore in 1988, the IEEE ICCS has been a biennial conference providing a platform to researchers from both academia and industry to exchange the state-of-the-art communications technologies over two decades. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article presents updates on the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Communications Society (IEEE ComSoc). The IEEE/CIC International Conference on Communications in China is a freshly formed international conference series by the IEEE ComSoc in alliance with the China Institute of Communications (CIC) with the goal of a realistic globalization.

Dedicated to the next stage of wireless communications and networking advancements, IEEE WCNC 2013 successfully tied together culture and visionary research with its latest annual conference hosted in the magnificent city of Shanghai. Recognized globally as mainland China's 'showpiece' cultural, technological and financial center as well as the most populated city worldwide, Shanghai also marked the first IEEE WCNC to be held in the country, which has rapidly grown into the planet's largest mobile communications marketplace [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article features the development of networking technologies in developing countries. Newer technological challenges and opportunities are brought by the emergence of economies in the Asia-Pacific region, Africa, South America, and eastern Europe, notably those of Brazil, China, India, Russia, and South Africa. The challenge, however, lies in adapting the networking technologies available, and possibly creating new ones, to cater to the specific needs of emerging economies. It has been shown that there is a link between an increase in information and communications technology penetration and an increase in national gross domestic product (GDP), and could be an important means to eradicate poverty.

The article presents a calendar of events of the International Electrical and Electronic Engineering (IEEE) worldwide from 2006 to 2008. San Francisco, California is the venue of the IEEE GLOBECOM 2006: IEEE Global Communications Conference to be held from November 27-December 1, 2006. RWS 2007: IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium will be held in Long Beach, California from January 9-11, 2007. IEEE International Conference on Communications will be held in Beijing, China from May 19-23, 2008.

The IEEE current membership priority is China, Japan, USA and India. In this issue of our magazine, I would like to highlight what our society is doing for its members in China. Of course we already have long-standing Sister Society agreements with the China Institute of Communications (CIC) and the China Institutes of Electronics (CIE). [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article offers information on various activities organized by Beijing, China Chapter of Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Inc. (IEEE) Communication Society (ComSoc) since March 2009. IEEE ComSoc organized IEEE Distinguished Lecture Tours (DLTs), summer schools, and short courses which cover topics on communication system. It provides an overview of various events which include a crash course on cooperative wireless networks on October 22, 2009 hosted by doctor Mischa Dohler.

Information about several papers discussed at the 3rd Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers International Conference on Communications 2008 (IEEE ICC 2008) held at Beijing, China is presented. The topic discussed at the session includes radio resource allocation, co-channel interference and congestion control in wireless access networks. The keynote speaker was Dr. Asimakis Kokkos who discussed topic concerning the operator-revenue-and-cost models, and its causes and trends.

The article focuses on recent developments in China's emerging wireless mobile communications networks, as well as perspectives on China's future wireless mobile technology and market, with an emphasis on research, development, deployment, application and business issues. To evaluate the emerging new technologies for future mobile communications, a B3G-oriented research project called Future Technologies for Universal Radio Environment (FuTURE) is being carried out in China. The article "Toward Beyond 3G: The FuTURE Project in China," provides an overview of the FuTURE system. This article discusses the application requirements, technology challenges, and some potential solutions of B3G systems. It is very likely that multiple air interface models will be deployed in China's 3G/4G systems. The article "Efficient Resource Allocation for China's 3G/4G Wireless Networks," presents an all-IP differentiated services platform to interwork heterogeneous wireless access networks with the Internet backbone.

Charles Kuen Kao was a charismatic visionary leader. He demonstrated leadership and excellence at the highest level. When he served as Vice Chancellor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) from 1987 to 1996, he led many changes and greatly advanced the status of CUHK as a world-class research university. The authors were honored to have worked with Charles at CUHK. As a token of our respect, we recollect our memories and outline some of his contributions to CUHK and Hong Kong. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The current TD-SCDMA commercialization in China brings about many issues concerning the implementation of TD-SCDMA technology, the market, and its applications. In order to make TD-SCDMA successful, evolution from the current TD-SCDMA standards to International Mobile Telecommunications-Advanced are anticipated. TD-SCDMA standards and technologies will take a home-made evolution path in China, aiming at a smooth migration to the next-generation mobile communication system. This article provides a brief description of the evolution strategies of both the standards and key technologies, in which the evolution is divided into three phases. The state of the art of TD-SCDMA evolution is surveyed, and its technologies and standards in different evolution phases are characterized. Single- and multi-carrier high-speed packet access is specified in the first evolution phase for guaranteeing the high transmission bit rate of packet services. Meanwhile, broadcast services are supported, and the HSPA evolution is also incorporated in this phase. Long Term Evolution is defined in the second evolution phase for approaching similar performance as mobile WiMAX, where channel-reciprocity-based multiple antenna techniques are utilized. The last phase is the revolution to the IMT-Advanced system and becoming one alternative standard in beyond 3G systems, which is based on the evolution of TD-LTE. The difference of standardizations between 3GPP and local standard releases are introduced. Some challenging work and open issues in different evolution phases are discussed as well. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this article we propose a unified radio net- work architecture, broadband wireless multimedia (BWM), which integrates broadcasting service and broadband wireless access service at both the application and physical layers. A simple, flexible, and comprehensive radio resource management framework is developed for the unified radio network. It is shown that the proposed radio network architecture has many advantages over existing ones. In addition, the new architecture is currently being considered in China for the system level design. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The all-IP DiffServ model is expected to be the most promising architecture for QoS provisioning in China's next-generation wireless net- works, due to its scalability, convenience for mobility support, and capability of interworking heterogeneous radio access networks. This article focuses on efficient resource allocation in a wireless DiffServ architecture. Resource utilization efficiency is particularly important for China's wireless networks as the mobile user density in China is and will continue to be much higher than that in other countries. More specifically, we propose a novel buffer sharing scheme to provide assured service for real-time layer- coded multimedia traffic, which can guarantee the specific packet loss requirement of each layer with UDP as the transport layer protocol. An adaptive optimal buffer configuration can be applied to achieve maximum resource utilization over the time-varying channel. Assured service is also provided to TCP data traffic for guaranteed throughput, where the cross-layer coupling between the TCP layer and link layer is exploited to efficiently utilize the wireless resources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

When research on beyond third generation (B3G) mobile communications had just stepped into its startup period, a project called Future Technologies for a Universal Radio Environment (FuTURE) was launched in China. The goal of the project is to support theoretical research and applicable evaluation of the pro- posed technologies for B30 mobile communications. In this article the application requirements, technological challenges, and some potential solutions of B3G are discussed, and some key technologies employed in the FuTURE demonstration system are introduced. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In future public mobile access with high data rates, one of the main challenges we face is spectral efficiency. In this article we will focus on the following new spectrally efficient downlink multiple access techniques that may be essential parts of China's Beyond 3G system development: dynamic code-division multiplexing, an adaptive multi-input multi-output technique in distributed wireless communications systems, and interleaver pattern division multi-access. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China has fully embraced the remarkable growth and unprecedented penetration of mobile services, and has become the world's largest mobile cellular market. TD-SCDMA was proposed by the China Wireless Technology Standard (CWTS) Group in 1998, approved as one of the 3G standards by ITU in May 2000, and joined 3GPP in March 2001. This has been a major effort by China to advance its mobile communication systems and facilitate its own technological development in this critical area. TD-SCDMA, a combination of TDD and synchronous CDMA, offers several unique advantages over its alternatives, WCDMA and cdma2000, such as flexible spectrum allocation, low-cost implementation, and easier migration from GSM systems. This article reviews the development, key technical features, and deployment of TD-SCDMA in China. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Analyzes the impact of telecommunications deregulatory policies on broadband infrastructure investment in Hong Kong and China. Contrasting regulatory frameworks; Reasons for restructuring the telecommunication industry in China; Liberalization policy in Hong Kong; Deregulatory impact; Competition in the telecommunication industry; Regulatory uncertainty and restrictions on foreign direct investment; Growth of the Chinese Internet.

A calendar of congresses and conventions related to communication technology from November 2009 to September 2010 is presented including "AH-ICI 2009 - Asian Himalayas International Conference on Internet" from November 3-5, 2009 in Kathmandu, Nepal, "COMSNETS 2010 - 2nd International Conference on Communication Systems and Networks"from January 6-10, 2010 in Bangalore, India, and "ICUWB 2010 - 2010 IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband" from September 20-23, 2010 in Nanjing, China.

A calendar of global conferences related to telecommunications from May to December 2009 is presented which include the 7th International Workshop on Multi-Carrier Systems and Solutions in May 5-6 in Herrsching, Germany, the 10th International Conference on Telecommunications in June 8-10 in Zagreb, Croatia, and the 7th International Conference on Information, Communications and Signal Processing in December 14-16 in Macau, China.

The article presents information on telecommunication-related issues and events held in 2011. The International Workshop on Future Multimedia Networks and IP-based TV (FMN-IPTV) was held in Shanghai, China on April 10, 2011. Eurescom is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2011. The highlights of the first Taiwan Winter School on Information Theory and Communications that was held on January 17 at National Chiao Tung University are presented.